“Take and eat; this is my body.” MT 26:26

Monday, 20 April 2015

WITNESSING MANY EXORCISMS

I find that when I post one story that has some connection to exorcisms, another one follows not too far behind. It's not my design that it happens that way, that's just the way these stories pop up in my life. I posted something earlier today about some recent comments by Fr. Gabriele Amorth on Facebook. Then... I came across this article on the same social media website. Here's one of the paragraphs, just for a taste:

No Christian enjoys spiritual warfare. No Catholic delights to speak of
the devil’s kingdom that is “destruction”. It would be quite dangerous
if a person were to become fascinated by such realities. Yet, in this
hour there is a great interest in spiritual warfare because more people
are experiencing it in a personal way, among family members, in the
workplace, the world and the Church. Most Catholics are not merely
curious (that would be dangerous), rather, many are seeking catechesis
on how to protect ourselves (cf. Ephesians 6:11) and engage in the good
fight (cf. I Timothy 6:12). Disciples of Christ, saints and sinners, are
called to take up the sword of the Spirit, to overcome evil by doing
good (cf. Romans 12:21).